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==Genealogical and Historical Links==
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== General USA Links ==
  
 
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy]  
 
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy]  
  
 
*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy Project]
 
*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy Project]
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*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
  
 
*[http://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ Ancestors. A Guide to Genealogical Research in the USA]  
 
*[http://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ Ancestors. A Guide to Genealogical Research in the USA]  
  
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
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*[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
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*[http://www.densho.org/ Densho - The Japanese American Legacy Project]
  
 
*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A Digital Library of American History]
 
*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A Digital Library of American History]
  
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
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*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magzine]
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*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
  
*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
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*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/roots-l/usa.html Resources: United States]
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
  
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html StateGenSites]
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*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
  
*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails]
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html Genealogy Today-Database of Links, State by State]
  
*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA County Resources at Rootsweb]
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*[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
  
 
*[http://www.ccrh.org/content.htm The Center for Columbia River History covering land in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming]
 
*[http://www.ccrh.org/content.htm The Center for Columbia River History covering land in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming]
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*[http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/ Mid Atlantic Roots Network covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia]
 
*[http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/ Mid Atlantic Roots Network covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia]
  
*[http://www.newrivernotes.com/ New River Genealogy and History - Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina]
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*[http://peoplesearch.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search and Find U.S.A People]
  
*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magazine]
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*[http://www.newrivernotes.com/ New River Genealogy and History -Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina]  
  
*[http://www.footnote.com/ Footnote - The Place for Original Documents On Line]  
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/censusrecords.smr Best Census Records Archives Online]  
  
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*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy Site]
  
====Archives and Libraries====
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ US Family Group Sheet Project]
  
*[http://www.archives.gov/ '''National Archives''']
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*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project -By State and County]
  
*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/ Nationwide Public Record Databases]
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*[http://www.obituarieshelp.org/ Genealogy and Newspaper Obituaries]
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*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy. Some Online Databases, Maps and Directories]
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==Archives==
  
*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://www.marriagerecordsonline.us/ Marriage Records]
  
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
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*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
  
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ Birth Records Search]
  
====Newspapers====
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*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html U.S. News Archives on the Web]
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*[http://www.censusrecordsonline.com/ Best Census Record Archives Online]
  
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/marriagerecords.smr US Marriage Records]
  
====People====
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*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm Census Finder]
  
*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr US Death Records]
  
*[http://www.everynameindex.com/index.html Every Name Index]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
  
*[http://peoplesearch.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search and Find U.S.A People]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]  
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ US Family Group Sheet Project]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ USA Birth Records]
  
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
  
==Vital Records==
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*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
  
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
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*[http://www.footnote.com/ Footnote - The Place for Original Documents On Line]  
  
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/courtrecords.smr U.S.A Official Court records]
  
====Birth Records====
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]
  
*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ Birth Records Search]
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*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy. Some Online Databases, Maps and Directories]
  
*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails -Genealogy Links by Location]
  
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*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
  
====Census Records====
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*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
 
 
*[http://www.censusrecordsonline.com/ Best Census Record Archives Online]
 
 
 
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm Census Finder]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
 
 
 
*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
 
 
 
 
 
====Marriage Records====
 
 
 
*[http://www.marriagerecordsonline.us/ Marriage Records]
 
  
 
*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
 
*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
  
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]
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*[http://divorce.searchmyrecords.com Divorce Records]
  
*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws USA Divorce Records]
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*[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/index.htm Mary's Genealogical Treasures. Links to Birth, Death, Marriage, Church, Divorce, Wills, Probate, Military, Census and Land Records]
  
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*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
  
====Death Records====
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
  
*[http://www.deathrecordsearch.net/ U.S.A Death Records]
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*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
  
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
  
*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
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*[http://court.searchmyrecords.com Court Records]
  
 
*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
 
*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
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*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
 
*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
  
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html United States News Archives Arranged by State]
  
====Cemetery Records====
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
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*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
  
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html US News Archives on the Web]
  
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/ The Tombstone Project]
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
  
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*[http://census.searchmyrecords.com/ Census Records]
  
====Obituaries====
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*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]
  
*[http://www.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
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*[http://www.deathrecordsobituarysearch.com/ Death Records. Official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
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*[http://www.everynameindex.com/index.html Every Name Index]
  
*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
 
  
*[http://www.obituarieshelp.org/ Genealogy and Newspaper Obituaries]
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*[http://www.deathrecordsobituarysearch.com/ Obituary Records]
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==Native American Genealogy==
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
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*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
  
* See [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~yanusdi/ Cherokee Genealogy]
  
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*[http://cherokeeregistry.com/ Cherokee Heritage Documentation Centre]
  
==Family and Social History==
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*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact Information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and Other Institutions]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/gatewayToPamunkey.html Gateway to the Pamunkeys]
  
*[http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm American Cultural History]
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*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
  
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
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*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
  
*[http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/atg/index.html Exploring the US through Family Papers - The Sophia Smith Collection]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/on3/oneida/page2.html Oneida Indian Genealogy]
  
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
  
*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://neptune3.galib.uga.edu/ssp/cgi-bin/ftaccess.cgi?galileo_server=www.galileo.usg.edu&galileo_server_port=80&galileo_server_id=2&instcode=publ&instname=Guest&helpuserid=galileo&style=default&_id=182c5b82-1171785385-6233&dbs=ZLNA South Eastern Native American Documents 1730-1842]
 
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
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== African American Genealogy ==  
 
 
*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
 
 
 
 
 
====African American Genealogy ====
 
  
*Also see the section on [[General_History#Slavery|Slavery]]
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see also section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
  
 
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
 
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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*[http://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
 
*[http://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
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==Family and Social History==
  
====Native American Genealogy====
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and Other Institutions]
  
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/ U.S.A Public record archives online]
  
*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
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*[http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm American Cultural History]
  
*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~yanusdi/ Cherokee Genealogy]
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*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
  
*[http://cherokeeregistry.com/ Cherokee Heritage Documentation Centre]
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*[http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/atg/index.html Exploring the US through Family Papers - The Sophia Smith Collection]
  
*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact Information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/gatewayToPamunkey.html Gateway to the Pamunkeys]
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*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
  
*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
  
*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.angelfire.com/on3/oneida/page2.html Oneida Indian Genealogy]
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
  
*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
  
*[http://www.angelfire.com/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
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*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
  
*[http://neptune3.galib.uga.edu/ssp/cgi-bin/ftaccess.cgi?galileo_server=www.galileo.usg.edu&galileo_server_port=80&galileo_server_id=2&instcode=publ&instname=Guest&helpuserid=galileo&style=default&_id=182c5b82-1171785385-6233&dbs=ZLNA South Eastern Native American Documents 1730-1842]
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*[http://birth.searchmyrecords.com USA Official Birth records]
  
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*[http://marriage.searchmyrecords.com Marriage Records]
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== Maps and Photographs==
 
== Maps and Photographs==
  
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*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs Collection of the Library of Congress]
 
*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs Collection of the Library of Congress]
 
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== Military History ==
 
== Military History ==
  
*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
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*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
  
 
*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
 
*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
 
*[http://www.militaryrecords.ws U.S.A Military and War Records]
 
 
*[http://www.emersonkent.com/wars_and_battles_in_history/american_war_of_independence.htm American Revolutionary War]
 
 
*[http://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/ The American Revolution]
 
  
 
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
 
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]  
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*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
  
*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
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*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund]  
  
*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
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*[http://www.militaryrecords.ws U.S.A Military and War Records]
  
*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
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*[http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 US Veterans Gravesite Locator]
  
*[http://www.gjenvick.com/ WW1, WW2, U.S. Army and Navy]
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== Religion ==
  
*[http://www.densho.org/ Densho - Pearl Harbour and testimonies of Japanese Americans]
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*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
  
*[http://memories.384thbombgroup.com/ Memories of the 384th Bombardment Group (USA)]
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*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
  
*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund]  
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
  
*[http://www.militarymuseum.org/Links.html U.S. Military History Links]
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
  
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*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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== Cemetery Records and Obituaries ==
  
*See also [[War_Memorials#USA|War Memorials: USA]]
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
  
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
  
== Religion ==
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
  
*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
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*[http://www.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
  
*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr Complete and accurate official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
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*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
  
*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
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*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
  
*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
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*[http://www.deathrecordsearch.net/ Find complete and accurate official U.S.A Death Records and Obituary Records]
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*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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== Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists ==
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Emigration_and_Immigration See Separate Page]
  
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State map of USA; Wikipedia image


Capital Washington DC
Currency US dollar
Language English


In 1620, the Mayflower was one of many ships to bring the Pilgrims to the New World, and what we now know as the USA came into being. The country is divided into 50 states (the 48 contiguous states as well as Alaska and Hawaii) and Washington DC is the capital of the whole country. The USA provided significant help to the allies in World War II, after declaring war when the Japanese Empire attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbour. A rich nation, the USA has made great strides into space exploration although it has suffered major devastation in recent years through terrorist attacks.

The States

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Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina
South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah
Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia
Wisconsin Wyoming





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African American Genealogy

see also section on- Slavery



Family and Social History



Maps and Photographs



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Cemetery Records and Obituaries



Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists





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